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Man Killer Ostenaco’s leadership in recruitment, diplomacy, and military campaigns along the Tug Fork, the South Branch of the Potomac River, and the Ohio River tie him directly to West Virginia’s history approximately one hundred years prior to its statehood. His role in the French and Indian War testifies to one facet of the Cherokee people’s long ties to the land we now call the Mountain State. The Cherokees’ personal sacrifices, woods lore, physical stamina, tactical knowledge, and diplomatic skills played pivotal roles in the eventual British victory over the French in North America. Ostenaco’s commitment to his family, his allies, and his English king during the war surely earns this veteran similar honors given his more famous Virginian brothers-in-arms, Andrew Lewis, William Byrd III, and George Washington. 4 WOOD / “I HAVE NOW MADE A PATH TO VIRGINIA” |
